Nowshehra Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir

Nowshehra Tehsil of Rajouri district has a total population of 89,416 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 50,146 are males while 39,270 are females. In 2011 there were a total 18,323 families residing in Nowshehra Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Nowshehra Tehsil is 783.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 11.6% people live in Urban areas while 88.4% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 94.4% while that in rural areas is 78%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Nowshehra Tehsil is 347 while that of Rural areas is 863.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Nowshehra Tehsil is 12174 which is 14% of the total population. There are 6642 male children and 5532 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nowshehra Tehsil is 833 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 783 ) of Nowshehra Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Nowshehra Tehsil is 80.08%. The male literacy rate is 76.2% and the female literacy rate is 60.21% in Nowshehra Tehsil.

To facilitate the administration, Nowshehra Tehsil is further divided into 1 town and 56 villages.

Nowshehra Tehsil Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Nowshehra Tehsil.

Caste-wise Population - Nowshehra Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 27.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 16.6% of total population in Nowshehra Tehsil of Jammu and Kashmir.

Religion-wise Population - Nowshehra Tehsil

Literacy Rate - Nowshehra Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Nowshehra Tehsil in 2011 were 80.08% in which, male and female literacy were 87.83% and 70.09% respectively. Total literate in Nowshehra Tehsil were 61,857 of which male and female were 38,211 and 23,646 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Nowshehra Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Nowshehra Tehsil is 783 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 783 females in Nowshehra Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 833 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 783 ) of Nowshehra Tehsil.

Child Population - Nowshehra Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 12,174 children between age 0 to 6 years in Nowshehra Tehsil. Out of which 6,642 were male while 5,532 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Nowshehra Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are a total 1,283 families under Nowshehra Tehsil living in urban areas while 1,283 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 11.6% of total population of Nowshehra Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 88.4% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 651 while that in rural regions is 11,523.

Working Population - Nowshehra Tehsil

In Nowshehra Tehsil out of total population, 32,754 were engaged in work activities. 61.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 38.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 32,754 workers engaged in Main Work, 2,926 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 690 were Agricultural labourers.

Nearby Tehsils from Nowshehra Tehsil

Below is the list of Tehsils near Nowshehra Tehsil in Rajouri district.

Nowshehra Tehsil Map

Reference

• Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
• Nowshehra, Jammu and Kashmir - Wikipedia